Plastic-candy-forming machine



R; F. MORRISON ET AL PLASTICl CANDY FORMING MACHINE Filed Aug. 12. 1925'7 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 9, 1928.

R. F. MoRRlsoN Er AL.

PLASTIC CANDY FORMING ugcfmw oct` 9, 192s.

R. F. MORRISON ET AL PLASTIC CANDY FORMING momma Filed Aug. 12, 1925 7`Sheets-Sheet. 3

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oct 9, 1928l Oct. 9, 1928.

1,686,759 R. F. MORRISON ET AL PLASTIC CANDY FCRMING MACHINE Filed Aug.12. 1925 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Oct. 9, 1928. 1,686,759

. R. F..MORR |SON El' AL PLASTIC CANDY FCRMINC MACHINE 7 Sheets-Sheet 6Filed Aug. 12, 1925 ojrzorz [der R. F. Mo'RRxsoN" Er AL PLASTIC CANDYFoRMINcf MAGHNE 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Filed Aug. 12, l192 -V fweg 1 Patented(lete 9, 192S t UNITE-D jsTATi-;

ROBERT F. MORRISON:

j iaiiisel ANDEARI. B.- ELDER., 0F oAK PARK, ILLIiioIs, AssIGNoRs', ToEMILJ. BRACILQF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. f a. Y

Y rLAs'rio-cANnY-FORM'ING MACHINE.

, `'Appiicatiqn' med `August There are various features to our inven"tion, one ofthem being'v the provision of a machine ofthe abovecharacter carrying a plurality of individual. or unit presses adapt;- n

ed yto besuccessively yapplied to a continuous candy rope, and in whichthe parts cooperate so as to ydraw torrone side in passing the rope asthey movethrough their Acircuit and then move .back over the rope tocompress the s ame t .into the ltoriiied/pieces.k They then continueonwardly and automatically open to dropthe formed yca ndiesfand.againmoveto one side topassthe rope and then come back into operativeposition.`

Another feature of our `invention is they knock-out mechanism, that ismeans provided y to strike the mold so as to force any ott-the'V candiesout that mightstick or adhere'to the dies, or plowthemto one side.

There are various other features to our invention and these will be.'referred Vto' morey I "particularly-in the ensuing portion of our 'Yspecification andthe appended claims.

` .Fora better understanding of our 'inven-g tion reference is tobehadto the accompany ing drawings, in whichv i e e Fig.- 1 is a sideelevationl oftheV preferred iormrof machine; y y y f Fig.. .2 is atopplan View of'vFig. l; t

Fig.,3 is a right end lelevation of Figi alongthe line 3 3 thereof, thatiswith the sizing rolls and brackets removed; and show-A ing .only theends of tlie'cams without attempt-V ing` toshow the transversecurvature; Y

' Fig. l is an enlarged view of one of dividual presses; Y

.Fig 5 is a sectional viewfthrough one of the sizing rolls, showingVVthe electrical heating apparatus therefor;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view ofthemechanism' of Fig. 4@ passing in .sectionthrough th'efups perdie support andwith the upperl die and" cam and alsothe cani ring removed;

Fig. 7 is a right lend view otthe diefunit of l looking in the directionof the ar-.

rows indicated at line 7 7 thereof and with the left hand transverse dieremoved; n FigS is a transverse sectional view through continuous stripof filled candies with ai@ in!Y l e ing'gears40-41on the intermediateshaftV iaiezQseriai Nf493754/ y y one of the dies ofFigt? withithel diescompressed; t.

Fig. 9 is aKL longitudinal sectional viewv V IIPATENI GFF-ICE., 4

j Fig. 10 is a top plan view of a distributor. y

or' candy spreader positioned' beneath the receiving belt for/spreadingthe candyr onto a larger belt, so'as to eect a quick cooling with ashortbelt;and a y Fig. 11 is arfr'ont elevation of the mecha`` nisin ofFig. 10. y

Referringnow more in detail to the ma'- chine illustrated, asuitableframe A is emc ployed having Sides 15.-16 andV overhead vyokes 17j- 1,8and lower or base pieces 1'9-20 extending between theside frames.

Supported in this frame is ythe die or press' carrying mechanism,whic'hincludes a pair of sprockets 21-j22at the head end and a like pairof sprockets 23-244at the foot end. The head sprockets 2122v are carriedupon a hub 25 secured to al supportingfshaft 26 rotatably carried insuitable bearings 27. i' Sprocketsv 23-24 are Acarried upon la drivingshaft 28jrotatably supported in suitable bear-y ings and connectedthrough'gearin'g to the .n main driving shaft 37 carrying a pulley'BOconnected by a vbelt 31 to a motor 32.v

yThe said gearingis'pi'eferably in the fori'n of a speed change gearing,and to this 'end we provide a 'gear 33 carried upon the sprocket shaft28, this gear 33 being connected v Y *c u n through an idler gear'i tova driving gear*r 35 carried upon the intermediate driven shaft- 36. Thisshaft 36 may be connected to the t t in ainvvdriviiig v'shaft 37`through speedl changing gears' shown more clearlyin Fig. 2 and whichcomprise small and largedriving gears f 38-3'9`on the mainshaft 37 andcorrespond! Y l 36. Gears 38 -39 Aarecarried upon aslidable sleeveactuatedbyza; handle 42 so as toput either lof the gear pairsBS-ft()andr39i-4l in mesh. It isto be understood that 4these gears maybereadily changed sov as to use different ratios togivedesired speeds. A,K l

Now as to the die operating presses and carrying chains therefor, thesearer carried upon the sprocket pairs, there being a vchain A carriedyupon sprockets 21-23 and a like chain` B carried upon sprockets 22-24.thevv chainsthu's traveling together and compris-s.

ing relatively long links oppositely disposed,

that is each link.v of one chain is opposite a link of the other chainand each pair of links carries a press unit.

These press units areall of like construe.

` tion and in the machine illustrated twenty i fitting downover eachpair of links'asshown presses areemployed, there being one for each pairof links, although but four of the presses are shown in Fig. l. p

Referring now more in detail to the press unit construction, we employla main frame 'C extending across the chains, the frame C vbetween thesprockets and keep the chains from sagging.

In F1 g. 4 the frame C is fitted down over the outside of a pairl ofsides of an outer link die 45-46, but kthe next adjacent frame C wouldfit down over the inside blades or sides 4 8 of the link.l That is, inthe chain construction one pair of sides of the links alternate asinside and outside pairs of sides, one frame C dropping over the outsidelink and the next one over theinside link and so on around the entirechain'. Y

' Each `press carriesI four gang dies, includ;

ing a bottom inside dieD, a top inside die E and side or outside dies Fand Gr. These four dies are drawn together and act upon a candy rope Hto compress it into desired shapes, the dies illustrated being arrangedto form raspberries. The lower die D isst-ationary and removably.clamped inthe frame@ rlhe side dies F-Gr areA laterally movable, .thedie G- being carried in a slidable holder V49 carrying a roller 5()traveling in the groove 5lof a stationary circular cam il. The slot 5lin. this cam is such as to move the slide 49 and G into compress thecandy and again Withdraw it to releasethe molded piece. The oppositelaterallymovable die F is likewise supported upon a slide 52 carrying aroller 53 extending into the slot 54 of the cam K which is of the sameform as cam J but oppositely idisposed,A so that the two dies F-G aresimultaneously reciprocated. These outside dies F ,G and the inside topdie E are also readily removable by loosening the set screws in theforked ends of the die holders 49 -52-60. Y

Thus the dies are readilyl interchangeable for dies of other. contoursso as to form candies of'diflerent shapes, as peanuts, etc'. This makesfor asimple operation as com- ;pared with prior continuous machineswhere the entire chains carrying the dies must be removed. l

The top die E of the press unit and its carrying head have al transversemovement and also a vertical movement, the head end die being shown inFig. 4 in a position above the candy rope, that iswith the head in itsout position. This double-movements.' head construction is one vof thefeatures of our invention, that is, that movement whereby this top dieis reciprocated laterally or` transversely so that it may clear thecandyrope as the rope is .fed to the presses, and then down onto the candy. yThat is, the pressesV travel above and-below the candy rope inga` circleand thus the head must be moved to one side to pass the rope andthenmoved'over' the rope so that the dies may becompressed.

To this end the movable head or upper ydie Y support bracket includes aslide 55 supported in a block 56 extending upfrom the frame C, and saidslide 55 having a roller 57 extending into 'the slot or groove 58 of thering cam'L. The slide 55 carries a vertical extension 59 for supportingthe upper die carriage V60, which carriage isV slidingly mounted on' themember 159 through rollers 6l. This carriage 60 supp-ortspa drivingroller 62 vtraveling'in the slot'63 of the stationary ring cam M shaped'to effect vertical reciprocationof' the die E. lt is to be noted thatcams MwV and L follow the saine line of travel laterally, as

will be clear from Fig. 2, so that the rollersy 57 and 62 maintain thesame lateral relative position to the slots and thus keep the roller 62from being drawn outof` the' slot V63 as the roller 57 is moved throughits slot 58 `toV reciprocate the slide 55 laterally.

In Figs. 6to 9 we have shown the multiple or gang die constructionmore'in detaihfo'urA dies being shown in each gang, although it will beapparent that more or less maylbe used, depending upon circumstancessuch as:

the shape of the candy, its size, etc. i .s

ln the operation of the die unit,l and assuming that the vhead has beenmoved overlinto position aslshown in Fig. y4 andthe head or inside die Ehas been moved'downinto'its dotted line position just inside the outsidedies, the two outside Vdies F and G are now moved in to their fullycompressed position s as indicated Vby the dotted lines'in Fig. 4,thereby compressing the rope H by reason ofY the dividing walls 66-.67(Figl 6) coming together with the wall portions 68--69 tight up againstthe walls TO of the stationary die D and top die E. TW e thus have thedies D, E, a F and G in intimate Contact so as to formV a seal andprevent squeezing the candy out of the dies when the head die E comesVdown to its fullycompressed position.

its previously stated, before the cies F and Gr were fully compressedthe head die E had dropped to its dotted'line position as shown in Fig.4, so as to be in position between the side dies F and Grv beforetheycome together.

'This aligns'tlie dies before coming together and also provides a sealedchamber` for the candy when theoutside sidefdiesF and Gv havecomeftogether. n. y Thus we have tne side dies F-G together and theheaddie-E in. its dotted line position.

The entire press, of course,.-is. moving for-Ul ward with the cand roueH all this time land i v y i vthe head'dieE is now moved downwardlybetween thefside` dies `F-Grl until it is inits fully compressedposition, as shown in Figs. 8@

and9. l., ,.7

This Amovement of the side and head dies i's-brought` about by the shapeof the cams as indicated in FigzlQi, the iateral travel vof Vthe top diehead in inovingfrom its out to its inV position beingv effected at 1 thefirst' top y ,.M (Fig. l).- The top die Eethen remains Vstationary for ashort period whilethe side diesVF-G vare` being vmoved vinto their,fully compressed. position, 'after ,which` the top die y E conipletesitsdownward movement through drop 73 of cam M (Fig. l).A 1

The dies having been fully compressed have new reacheda: point abovethefoot shaft 28 and start their downward travel, the heady diel beingAfirst vgradually withdrawn byf reason Yof the eccentric shape of cam Mat the foot end, so that when theipress has reached thebottom.ofthecircle of` cam M the vhead die E has been fullyyvithdrawn. We nowstart the withdraw-al of the side dies F- -G by i reason ofthefslotsincamsJ-K being shaped so astol pull theseV diesout yand this outwardmovementis effected by reasonof the outward travelvof the-slotsofcamsJ-Kalong the bottom horizontalportions.y

Fife might note'at this time tweenr the dies .ll-Gf, so as vto clear thedies.

and permit theV formed candies to bedropped vdowinor released.-Y ThisArestoring or out movement ofthe topxdie head is ybrought aboutbyreasonofthe cams L and M shifting .baclralong the bottom, as indicated by the.fdottedlines infFig. f' y i Thusthe dies havebeen fully withdrawm.

` i forming groove 96 is out; The forming' roll- .shown .in thelowerpress in Figi. 3. iii/the specific form. of die arrangement showmwthe4inside dies are vertically disposed andA the outside dieshorizontally'positioned so that the candy rope. as it isfed to thenia-r.

chine rests on. the plunger or inside dies.

Y However, itis to be understoodrthat thevdies may bev shifted so as toplace' thejo-utsidedies at the topy and bottom and the inside' or-plunthat before the l outerfdies FG are withdrawn as stated,v ther-topdiehead is drawnto one side attery er dies tothe side sothatfthecandyiopewill i feedin and rest lon. the lower outside die.

'In order to insure the release or dropping out of the zformed candiesafter the dies have been opened up, we provide knocleout mechanism inthe form of'a hammer N (Fig.v l) vpiv- ,oted atv 7 5 and springoperatedby thecoil spring 7 6. The hammer is `reciprocatedin synchronism withthe presses, .that isl oper-` ated so thatzit isieleased to hitgea'chypress as l it comes along in its releasing position. This operation ofthe hammer isbrought about a cam 77 mounted upon the shaft 36, saidvcambeing so timed that it liftsthe hammer by ,enf y gaging a stud 7 8thereonand then disengages l itself from the stud to permit the spring76 to draw-the hammer down and strike thezdies y a sharp blow. Thisdropslthe formed candies downlontov a belt 79 locatedbeneaththe i.

machine, by which theyare taken away from the machineto a coolingvdistributor shown in Figs.y IAO- 11.

' Any other suitable removing means maybe employed, as for instance astationary plow rod positioned to be engaged by candies as the diesmoveV along after, being opened. l

Referring now to` the sizing rollsshown at the right end of Fig. L1,these are driven in Y synchronismwith the machine. so as to size thecandy rope and assist the presses'indrawiiig it into themachine. Thesesizing rollers are` preferablyheated so as to more'elfectively operateupon the candy rope. ATwo such rol`i ers Ste-86am employed,being splitso as to be readily'removable and mountedV uponva fraine'extension lP,.the loiverlor driving roller f86 having a sprocketv87 attached 'to itsshaft and connected by a chain .88 to a sprocket 89 Vcarried upon thepresssprochet carrying shaft 26. f The press carrying apparatusandroller msm, thatis at the same angular velocity. 'As previously stated,theserollors are prefcomprising a stationary vdrum 90 mounted iin upon arod'91extending between the sides of y the frame P. lThis-drum 9() is`slotted at 92 and has a heating eleinent93 securedvthei'etoby passing itaround lthe drum and clamping it at 94, which clamping ends extendthrough the slot 92 into the interior ofthey drum SO `that the'conductors as 95 niaybe'connectedto the terminals of theheatingfelement-- This heating element is thus insertedin tlievljollersand heats the forming portionin which the ers areof asuitable metallicmaterial and 'are That is, suitable heat insulation such vas asbesteslis interposed betweentheroller 86 and the hub 97, vsoas to prevent`theheat from being conducted away from the roller.j

To remove the heating element Q. from the iso 105,15 Sare connected soas to travel/in synchro- `and theV clampingV bolt 94 removed.

roller the supporting shaft 91 is Withdrawn rlhe drum can then be drawnout of the roller 86 and off of the shaft 98'by passing it over theshaft through the slot 92, which is Wide enough to clear the shalt. Iiia like manner the parts may be again applied.

Referring novv to the distributing mech anisin shown in Figs. 10 and 11,this is lo lcated at the left endof the take-oil' belt 7 9 that vas thecandies are carried to the end oit this belt they drop into a swingingspout 101, Which spout is mounted upon a shai'ft 102 carried-ina bracket103 and having anarm lillat its lower end connected through a link 105Vto a reciprocating arm 106 connected by a linli 107 to a crank pin 108rotated on the shaft- 109 by a suitable sprocket and chain 110 drivenfrom the main machine. This mechanism is all supported upon a frame'111attached at the lett yor foot end olE the main frame 15.

By the use of this recipi'oeating` distributor the candies are spreadout over a Wider belt 112, Which can thus run slower than the v mainbelt 79 and may be ot shorter length. This should be such as to givethecandies sullicient time to harden and cool, and by reason of thisdistributing mechanisn'iless space is required because the belt 112 maybe shorter than if the narrow belt 79 Were alone depended upon'to carryaway the formed candies.

Whatwve claim asneW and desire to secure by United States Letters Patentis:

1. A plastic candy forming machine including a plurality ofunitpresseseach including a single framecarrying a plurality of coactingdies for completely forming candies, means for advancing said unitpresses along to successively and repeatedly act upon a candy rope fedto the machine, and mechanism for successively actuating the dies of thepresses to compress the candyi'ope 'to form candies as the presses areadvanced.

k2. A plastic candy forming machine including a plurality of unitpresseseach including a single frame carrying coacting top, bottom Aandside dies for completely 'forming candies. means for advancing said unitpresses along to successively and repeatedly act upon a candy rope fedto the machine, and mechanism for successively actuating the y dies ofthe presses to compress thecandy rope negarse candy rope toform candiesasthe presses are advanced.

4l. A, plastic candy 'forming machine in- Y cluding a pluralityof unitpresses each hav-V ing coacting transverse and vpe'rpendicul'ar dies forcompletely forming candies and sup-- porting means foreach set of dies,rotatable means for .rotatably advancing .sai-d unit presses over acircuitous path to successively l and repeatedly act upon a candyropefed to the machine and means 'for successively vactu-v ating the dies ofthe presses to c'oinpressthe candy rope asthe presses are advanced, saidmeans including mechanism lor temporarily` moving said perpendicular dietransversely to clear the rope as it passes whereby one 'of theperpendicular dies of each press is adapted to pass the rope being ledto the machine before the dies are compressa-xd.vr

5. A `plastic candy orming'machiiierincluding a plurality of unit.presses each hav ing` a unit rame'carrying coactingv transverse andperpendiculardies for completely forming candiesand supporting means'for each set of dies, rotatable means forrotatably ad! vancing saidunit presses'over a circuitous path to successivelyv andrepeatedly actupon a candy rope fed to the machine and means for'successivelyactuating the dies ofv the presses to compress the candy ropeas lthepresses are adva.nc'ed,said means including a transversely andperpendicularly vmovable die carrying head for temporarily moving saidperpendicular die laterally to clear the rope and then vover 'the ropeand then per-v pcndicularly to compress the same, whereby one of theperpendiculardies of'each press is adapted to pass the rope being fed tothe .machine before the diesare compressed.-l r

6.A plastic candy forming machineincluding a plurality ounit presseseachhaving a unit frame carrying a plurality of coacting dies forcompletely forming candies from a candy rope fed to the machine, meansfor advancing said press units over a single continuous path tosuccessively and repeat# edly receive the fed rope, and cam mechanism for successively and repeatedly operating Vthe dies to completely formthe candies as the candy rope is-ieceived.'`

7. A plastic candyfformingmachine including a plurality of unit presseseach having a unit frame carrying coacting dies for completely forming'candies from a candy rope fed to the machine, means for advanc-f ingsaid press units over a single continuous path to successively andrepeatedly. receive the fed rope, and cam mechanism for suc! cessivelyand repeatedly operatingthe dies to completely form the candies as thecandy rope is received, said cam mechanism including ring camscoincident with the travel of the presses and cooperating portions forthe dies engaging the cams for operation thereby.

8. A'plastic candy forming machine in cluding a pluralityof'unitfpresses each hav-,j ing a unit-frame carrying a vplurality ofco-.acting `dies Jfoicomp from a candy rope fed to the inacliine, meansfory readily removably suppoitiiig` the ldies on the jframe `forchanging .the diesto desired Y shapes without yreinovingthe lframes,means. for advancing'said press units over` a single continuous path tosuccessively and repeat- YVthree relatively movable coacting diesforredly pass a given point repeatedly receive the ted mechanism forsuccessively to successively Vand and repeatedly 'operating the'dies tocompletely form the tion, a head forthe top die,

candies as the candy'ropeis received.v

9. A plastic v`candy. forming machine vincluding a plurality loitunitpresses eachihaving a unit traine carrying one fixed and completelyforming candies Jfrom a candy rope fed to the machine, means foradvancing said pressunits over f 'to successively and'repeatedl'y passagiven point to successively and repeatedly receive the led rope, and cammechanism for successively yand repeatedlyoperating the three movabledies. tol completely form the candies as theV cady rope isreceived.

' 1 l0. A plastic candy `forming machine ini c'ludiiig a plurality ofunit presses each havnso,

*relatively inov'ablel-coacting dies for coinred to the machine,

infr 'a unit trame carr indone'fiXed-and three ypletely forming candies:from a candy rope meansri'or advancing said press uiiits oveiasinglecontinuous path to Y laetitia aies iq Compieieiy successivelyand'-.repeatedly' 4"pass a `given point to succ-essivelytand repeatedlyreceive the'i'ed rope, and cam mechanismior-successively and repeatedlyoperating the three f traveling chain mechanism supporting the Vtramesin successive order and movable to carry the presses over Vthe circuitof a continuous path so as to present the diessuccessively to successiveportions of a candy rope fed to the machin-e, one of said dies having acircuit path of travel in av Vplane passing through the candy rope, itspath ol't'ravel including a path below and alcove the1rope,and means formoving said onesv of the' dies lat-v erally to clear'vthe rope inpassingtrombelow to above the rope and then back over the rope and thereafteroperatingl the dies t y etely'. forming candies operating upon facontinuous candy ropeinlateral vand a top dieineansi`or transverselyrope, and camrk candies... i 1 g l 13;.;'A plastic candy forming-machinefor a single continuous path ing said vlatter form the candies i as thecandy rope is 4received,said cam moche top die, candy 'forming' machinein-` relativ'ely movable,

v candies;V f

l2. A plastic candy forming vmachine V-for cludiiig front and rearpaired sprocket-s,a pair oi chains one for each able` over a circuitvpath bysaid chains, dies` fl'orsaidy press `fraineinclucling a bottom,two

inovably supportingv the lateral dies in theiframe, mechanism fortransversely operating said latter dies for-,compression and` retracand'means for operating said Vheadlaterallymomentarily to 1 clear theycandy rope and perpendicularlyv to' ,i

coact vwith the other dies to compress the operating upon a continuouscandy repein-` clud'iiig `front andy rear paired sprockets, a

pair of sprockets;

pair oli chains one for each a press trame spanning the chainsandmovable overa circuit 7pathby said-chains, dies for said' press lateraland a top dieymeans lfor transversely mov-ably supporting the lateral`dies in the iframe, mechanism for ,transverselyoperat dies forcompression and re' traction, a head fork the top die, and means frameincluding a bottom, two

pair-of sprockets; .a press traine spanning the chains andmovtoroperating saidl head laterally vmomen-V tarily to clear thecandyrope and perpendicularly to coact with' the otherldies to compressthe candieS,-,Saidvoperating means for the dies and die head includingring cams,

`one for each lateral' die and one for the lateral for I theVperpendicular movement and-=one movement of thehead.

14. A plastiec'andyiorming,machine in-4 cluding a plurality of unitpresses, means for advancing said presses to successively operate uponacandyv rope;v each kot said presses including asingle frame, a-bottomdie carried lby said traine, two lateral relatively movable diesvslidingly. carried by the anda head for carrying the said head beingtransversely and movably supported by said frame.

compressing fra-nie, atop die,

vertically 1 5'. A plastic candy `forming machinein* y cludingaplurality of unit presses, means for advancing said vpresses tosuccessively operate upon-a candy rope; each of said presses including asingle frame, 'asbottom die carried bysaid frame, two lateralrelativelymovable compressing dies slidingly carried by the rame,atop die, asupport fo'rithetop die1 and a slide transversely movablycarried by 12oAi said frame with said top'd'e support verti-V cally movably carriedthereon. Y

16. A plastic candy forming vmachinecincluding a plurality of unitpresses, means for advancing said presses to successively operate upon acandyrope; each of said presses including a singleframe, bottom, top anlateral dies, supports for said dies carried by iso the dies, and

for operatingthe dies as vanced including cam Vmechanism( for reciptheframe having relative reciprocating movement to elfect compressionoperation of means for readily removably mountingftlie dies in saidsupports to permit changing dies for desired shapes Without moving thedie supports.`

17. A' plastic candy `forming machine including a plurality ofunitrpresses, means for advancing,- said presses over a continuouscircuitpath to successively operate upon a candy rope fed to themachine;eacl of said presses including top', bottom and tivo opposed lateraldies `relatively movably supported upon a frame for compressing action;and means the presses are adrocating the top die transversely to placeit over the rope, then vertically to compress `the rope, then backtransversely to clear the die topei'mit discharge of the formed candiesand hold it thus during` advance or the press to clear the rope untilthe next compression operation.

plastic candy forming machine includinga plurality of die presses withmeans for advancing said presses to successively compress candies fromzacandy rope fed to the machine; each of the presses includingV a `rigidfraine,'die holders -i'elatively movably .carried by the frame for'press the dies, multiple holders 'for pressing` out a plurality ofcandies lfor each operation,and means for so operating the die holdersand dies carried thereby. i

l9. A plastic candy forming machine including a plurality of die presseswith means for advancingsaid presses to successively cooperation tocomcoinpress candies from aV candy rope fed to" the machine,andknock-out mechanism VJfor dies carried by the` clearing thediesincluding al reciprocalole`V hammer operated in synchronis'm Awith thepressesfor hitting a die of eachpress'after the compression operation. c'y 201A plastic candy forming machine including presses for successivelycompressing candies from a candy ro-pe fed ,to the machine,

a rotatablecup shaped sizing; roll for sizing the rope before'being fedto the presses, and a stationary electrical heating unit positioneddesired temperature. Y I

2l. A vplastic candy forming machine including `a plurality of unitpresses each hav- `ingi a unit frame carrying a plurality ot coacting`dies'fo-r completely forming candies from acandy rope fed to themachine, means for advancing saidfpress` units overa single inside theroll for maintaining said ifo-ll: ata

continuous path to successively and repeated cluding a? plurality of diepresses with means for advancing said presses to lsuccessively compresscandies from a candyfrope fed to "70 inovably themachine;- each of thepresses including a rigid frame, die holders relatively carried by theframe for cooperation tovcomf press the dies, dies carried by theholders for pressing out a formedV candy foreach operation, and meansfor so operating the 'die holders and dies carried't-hereby.

, In Witness whereof, We: .hereunto subscribeV our names this thirtiethday Aof July, 1925. ROBERT F. .MORRISON EARL ,Y

